Neowin News Feed for: File

TeraCopy 2.2

Steven Parker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:38:46 +0000

TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed, providing the user a lot of features: Copy files faster. TeraCopy uses dynamically adjusted buffers to reduce seek times. Asynchronous... Read more...

Dropbox launches free Dropquest 2011 contest

Brenton Currie — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:57:59 +0000

Popular online file storage provider Dropbox has revealed a new contest which gives Dropbox users the ability to win a number of free prizes. In what appears to be a clever marketing ploy, Dropbox launched the... Read more...

EU agrees with guidelines on Internet restriction

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:54:22 +0000

European MEP's and Council representatives have agreed on a set of guidelines that state restrictions to Internet usage may "only be imposed if they are appropriate, proportionate and necessary within a democratic society," and that... Read more...

TalkTalk threatens legal action over UK Government plans

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:06:15 +0000

British ISP TalkTalk has threatened legal action over Lord Mandelson's plan for a three-strike policy against file-sharers. The second largest ISP in the UK believes the plan constitutes an infringement of human rights as the... Read more...

UK Government will not cut off file-sharers 'willy nilly'

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:40:17 +0000

Persistent file-sharers would not be cut off 'willy nilly' in plans for a tough crackdown on Internet piracy by the British government, according to Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw. Lord Mandelson said last month that persistent... Read more...

TalkTalk stages file-sharing wi-fi stunt

Matthew Hopson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:02 +0000

British ISP TalkTalk has staged a stunt aimed at proving to Lord Mandelson that his plans to cut-off file-sharers without due process is "naive". The company's stunt demonstrates how innocent parties could easily be disconnected... Read more...

SE-Explorer - Free portable file manager for Windows

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:26 +0000

Replace standard Windows Explorer with SE-Explorer - simple and powerful dual panel file manager with tabbed interface and lots of build-in viewers. Main features: * Clear tabbed interface* Different file browsers: dual panel, classic windows... Read more...

Police close file on BT's trials

Tom Warren — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:43:24 +0000

The City of London Police have said there will be no formal investigation of BT over its secret trials of an ad monitoring system. BT trialled the Phorm system - which monitors web browsing... Read more...

Facebook probed after law students file complaint

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:16:02 +0000

The federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into Facebook after University of Ottawa law students complained the site breaches Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without obtaining proper consent. The students, some... Read more...

Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy.

Tue, 27 May 2008 09:40:10 +0000

"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception. In this demo I show how Vista outperforms Windows XP and I... Read more...

iTSfv - iTunes Store file validator

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:26:46 +0000

iTunes Store file validator is an open source add-in for iTunes for automatic genre tagging from Last.fm, exporting iTunes Store artwork, downloading Lyrics from LyricsWiki, Synchrocleaning iTunes Music Library, recovering playedCount from Last.fm, automatic rating... Read more...

Microsoft Takes Heat for Office 2003 SP3 File Format Block

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:11:17 +0000

Microsoft is facing criticism from a competitor and some customers for its decision to block some older file formats with Office 2003 Service Pack 3, which it released last September. The only non-Microsoft file format... Read more...

Steal This Film 2 hits File Sharing Networks

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:25:34 +0000

Steal This Film 1, which was downloaded nearly 3 million times, has now been succeeded officially (as the sequel premiered and was ironically leaked last month) by none other than Steal This Film 2. By... Read more...

Http File Server (HFS) 2.2a

Razvan Serea — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:53:52 +0000

Http File Server (HFS) is an easy to use drag and drop file server for personal file sharing. It runs as a standalone executable and does not require any installation. The program is very easy... Read more...

EU likely to protect file swapper identities

Paul Tarling — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:33:12 +0000

While the RIAA has been making headway in the United States by suing anonymous alleged file sharers with just an IP address and obtaining their names and addresses from the Internet service providers, things could... Read more...

Http File Server (HFS) 2.2

Razvan Serea — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:14:35 +0000

Http File Server (HFS) 2.1d build 088

Razvan Serea — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:10:32 +0000

E-mail Warnings deter Canadians from Illegal File Sharing

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:56:48 +0000

The entertainment and software industries have found an effective tool to deter some Canadians from downloading TV programs, movies, music and software. And it doesn't involve going to court. A number of industry groups, mostly... Read more...

Firefox popup exploit allows file snooping

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:04:53 +0000

A vulnerability in Firefox's popup blocker software creates a means to read files from affected systems, security researchers warn. The flaw, coupled with some tricksy coding, establishes a mechanism for hackers to read user-accessible files... Read more...

Http File Server (HFS) 2.1d build 086

Razvan Serea — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:48:58 +0000

A43 File Management Utility 2.52

Razvan Serea — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:41:31 +0000

A43 is a freeware file management utility for Windows 2000/XP. Main Features: * Integrated text editor with unlimited size. Dynamic highlighting... Read more...

A43 File Management Utility 2.50

Razvan Serea — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:22:00 +0000

A43 is a freeware file management utility for Windows 2000/XP. Main Features: * Integrated text editor with unlimited size. Dynamic highlighting for the web. * Integrated zip/unzip features. Simply drag-n-drop files... Read more...

IFPI take action against 8,000 alleged file sharers

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:45:04 +0000

Legal actions against thousands of music file-sharers across the world were announced today by the IFPI as the recording industry stepped up its campaign to deter copyright theft and promote legitimate use of music on... Read more...

Apple Updates .Mac File Sharing

Wed, 10 May 2006 20:14:04 +0000

Apple has quietly added a new feature to .Mac, making it easier to share files with non-members. An announcement on the .Mac blog (which is only accessible to subscribers to the service), reveals that... Read more...

Office File Formats Announced

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:04:41 +0000

Microsoft have announced the file formats for Office 2007, the next version of Microsoft Office which is due to be released in early 2007. The most notable change is the obvious visual change in file... Read more...

Xbox 360 file system de-coded

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:46:47 +0000

The Xbox 360's DVD file system has been exposed, a coding group calling itself Pi, has claimed. The group said it has posted source code for a utility that allows discs' files to be extracted... Read more...

IFPI Launches Largest Attack To Date on Illegal File Sharing

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:37:58 +0000

In its efforts to fight illegal file sharing, the International Federation for the Phonographic Industry, the global version of the RIAA, announced on Tuesday that they have launched the largest wave of action to date... Read more...

New Worm Poses as iTunes File

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:00:05 +0000

An initial signal indicating that Apple's success with iTunes may soon attract hackers has emerged, according to security firm Trend Micro. A new worm, WORM_OPANKI.Y, is circulating online. It poses as an iTunes file and... Read more...

Office 12 to Get New File Formats

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 04:11:39 +0000

Microsoft is making XML-based file formats the default in its next-generation Office suite. Will users bite or take flight? Microsoft continues to slowly trickle out bits of information about its Office 12... Read more...

Hackers figure out file extraction from Sony UMD

Fri, 06 May 2005 14:54:45 +0000

Software developers have figured out how to extract files from the Universal Media Discs used in Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation Portable handheld video game device, though there is no way to play the games... Read more...

File Securer 3.73

Brad Wardell — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 18:09:55 +0000

File Securer is designed to protect your sensitive folders and personal files. The program embeds protection into the Windows system kernel, both in command and window modes. File Securer lets you lock your folders and... Read more...

British ISPs Must Identify File Sharers

Mon, 14 Mar 2005 21:29:11 +0000

British record companies applauded Friday's ruling in court that gave them the right to obtain the identities of people who use file sharing programs from Internet service providers. The labels were looking for the identities... Read more...

Meta Commander File Utility v1.0.6

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 23:29:50 +0000

Meta Commander Pro is the file manipulation and management software that has some exclusive features, never seen in file management software before! It is built around single-click technology, ensuring you can access any file... Read more...

Hollywood lawsuits to target illegal file sharing

Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:18:40 +0000

The trade group that represents Hollywood's major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals who have illegally shared copyrighted... Read more...

RealPlayer Zipped Skin File Buffer Overflow

Darren Bolton — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:43:58 +0000

eEye Digital Security has discovered a vulnerability in RealPlayer that allows a remote attacker to reliably overwrite the stack with arbitrary data and execute arbitrary code in the context of the user under which the... Read more...

File swappers face new antipiracy push

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 14:11:56 +0000

A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music executives meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.... Read more...

Text file virus - Potential concerns or another paranoia?

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 12:17:23 +0000

Neowin member jorgeivan2k3 has posted about an Australian programmer, Geoff Vass, who believes that text files are no longer harmless. "So I had an email conversation with the fellas at secure@microsoft.com and they... Read more...

Acclaim officers prep to file bankruptcy docs today

Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:59 +0000

Company will seek to liquidate assets and pay off as many debts as possible; public announcement to follow as early as tomorrow. Reliable sources close to the executive management team of Acclaim... Read more...

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in XP SP2 v1.3

Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:06:37 +0000

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall, a replacement for the Internet Connection Firewall component in previous versions of Windows XP. Windows Firewall is a stateful host firewall that discards unsolicited... Read more...

JibJab Does File Lawsuit

Sat, 31 Jul 2004 22:10:01 +0000

Bloomberg News is reporting that JibJab and EFF have actually filed a lawsuit to protect their right to distribute the parody (JibJab defends use of 'This Land'): "This Land" was made for... Read more...